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Honey From The Rock Psalm 81:16 |
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DAVID'S FAITH This entry was posted on 04-01-2009 and is filed under FAITH. "I could go on and on, but I've run out of time. There are so many more - David..."
(Heb. 11:32 The Message). The name "David" ("Beloved") immediately brings many images up on the screen. His name appears more than 1,000 times in Scripture. How do you pick just one story of faith in his life? God called him "the man after His own heart" (1 Sam. 13:14). Indeed, he was "the Lord's Anointed" (2 Sam. 19:21; 23:1). David's psalms are quoted in the N.T. more than any other portion of the O.T. He was a type of Christ and the most important ancestor of Christ. Jesus was not called Son of Abraham or Son of Moses but he was called the Son of David. I would vote for his encounter with Goliath as being his finest hour of faith. How much faith does it take for a 17-year-old boy to go up against a 7-foot armor-clad killing machine with only a sling and 5 smooth stones? David voiced his faith to the giant: "This day the LORD will hand you over to me, and I'll strike you down and cut off your head...[that] the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel" (1 Sam. 17:46). Affirm your faith and fear will disappear - and the giants in your life will come tumbling down. I like what Herbert Lockyer writes: "Yes, David, this was your finest hour, because it brought you ultimately to be the king of Israel, and your triumphant challenge became typical of the glorious victories of your Greater Son, Jesus, who made a show of evil forces openly, and who made it possible for us to be more than conquerors over Satan and all the powers of darkness." Chorus: Only a boy named David, only a little sling; only a boy named David, but he could pray and sing! |
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